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Here it is. The final film where Margaret Rutherford stars as Miss Marple. By the time I watched Murder Most Foul , I have to admit, I had gone a little batty with the theme song of these four movies. The same happens with Agatha Christie’s Poirot . Still, I am sad to be done with Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple. Miss Marple disrupts a jury Margaret McGinty is dead. She was found hanging, and the police are certain they know exactly who killed her. The police found a man at the scene, Harold Taylor. He was caught with his hands on the rope. So, he has to be guilty, right? Not everyone thinks Taylor is a guilty man. What seems to be an open and shut case ends with a hung jury (that is not meant to be a play on words, I promise). While eleven vote guilty, there is one who will not be swayed to do so. That person is Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford). No one is happy about the hung jury which leads to a mistrial. This displeasure does not bother Miss Marple one bit. She knows ...

Some shows struggle with their second season. I am happy to say, Whitstable Pearl is not one of those shows. The characters and storylines this second season have more depth than they did in the first. We learn so much more about why the characters are the way they are, and we get to see more sides of them. This makes me very eager to see how much more we will learn in the third season, if there is one. “Babylon” Pearl and Mike have moved on from their relationship, or have they? Private investigator and restaurant owner Pearl Nolan (Kerry Godliman) has moved on from her relationship with DCI Mike McGuire (Howard Charles). She is dating a teacher, Tom Grant (Robert Webb). Mike has moved on too. He is dating a woman he met at grief counseling, Kat Bergman (Emily Head). Now the question is, have these two actually moved on, or are they just pretending to have done so? Because when they look for a missing boy, it is clear there are some unresolved feelings between Pearl and Mik...

There’s something funny about Dial M for Murder . For some reason there is one scene where I zone out every time. This scene has important information in it, so it is probably not the best time for my mind to wander. However, that is what happens each and every time. Yet, the rest of the film I pay attention to. I wonder what it is about that one part. Margot is in a love triangle Margot Wendice (Grace Kelly) has a secret. She is married to her husband, Tony Wendice (Ray Milland), but is in love with writer Mark Halliday (Robert Cummings). Her and Mark’s relationship has gone so far that Margot even carries a love letter from him around in her purse. Or at least she did. Her purse was stolen one day. When her purse was found and returned, the letter was missing. The day Mark comes to town, Margot tells him about the missing letter. They also discuss if they believe Tony knows about them. Whether Tony does or not, they both know they must act as natural as possible. Tony arrives...

It is official. Eliza Scarlet and William “Duke” Wellington should not get together. They want such different things in life. At least they believe they do. “The Vanishing” A magician goes missing Private investigator Eliza Scarlet (Kate Phillips) needs publicity to help drum up business. She agrees to team up with the questionable journalist Basil Sinclaire (Oliver Chris). In exchange for her investigating a missing magician, Sinclaire will write articles about her, promoting her skills. This agreement does not go over well with Detective Inspector William Wellington (Stuart Martin). After some confidential information was revealed to the public, William does not look at any cooperation with journalists in a positive light. He particularly does not care for Sinclaire. To put a stop to the leaks, William tells his fellow detectives they may not talk to any journalists. This causes problems for the young Detective Oliver Fitzroy (Evan McCabe). He sees another detective, Det...

I am puzzled as to why this movie is not called Scream 5 . It would make much more sense to me if it was, but it is not. There is some long explanation in the movie itself as to why this is. I tuned out at that moment. This is also the point where it is explained what a requel is. I guess I missed some important information as my mind wandered. Oh, well. Onto the movie. Scream Ghostface returns to Woodsboro, again It has been over a decade since the killer known as Ghostface (voice by Roger L. Jackson) has made an appearance in Woodsboro. As usual, Ghostface’s first victim is a teenage girl in her home. Except this time, the victim is able to escape. Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega) is the girl under attack. To keep Ghostface outside, she uses her phone to lock the doors in the house. Doing this allows her to stay away from the door and keep Ghostface out of the house for a time. Back and forth Tara and Ghostface lock and unlock the door (because somehow Ghostface has access to ...

When will William learn? Eliza Scarlet is not going to let anyone or anything get in her way if there is a case she wants to pursue. Not William. Not anyone. The thing is, despite what he says, I don’t think William would want her to be any other way. Miss Scarlet & the Duke Season 2 Kate Phillips, Stuart Martin Eliza Scarlet: Private Detective Private detective Eliza Scarlet (Kate Phillips) is working hard to keep her private detective agency running. She takes the cases no one else wants, including the police. In fact, it is a case the police ignored that breaks up the start of a romantic relationship between Eliza and Detective Inspector William “Duke” Wellington (Stuart Martin). The case is a missing person case. William closed it without anyone truly looking into a young woman’s disappearance. The woman’s sister learns the case has been closed, tells off William, then hires Eliza to look into the matter. Of course, Eliza solves the case. One would think William wou...

For some reason, I have a really hard time keeping my attention on Murder Ahoy . It is only an hour and a half long, so it’s not as though it takes a lot of time to watch. Still, partway through my mind begins to wander. Despite this, it is a movie to watch. There are a lot of funny parts that are great to see. Murder Ahoy Miss Marple witnesses a murder Because of her grandfather, Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) is on the board of trustees for the ship HMS Battledore . During her first board meeting, one of the other trustees dies. As everyone deals with the confusion over someone suddenly dying during a meeting, the snuff from the deceased trustee’s snuff box is stolen. Thanks to having gotten some of the snuff on her glove earlier, Miss Marple has something she can test at home. Using her home science equipment, Miss Marple is able to confirm her fellow trustee was murdered. Murdered with his own snuff. Miss Marple also realizes his murder has to do with the Battledore . ...